penguin

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

(Verification for this etymology is sought): Apparently from Welsh pen gwyn, from pen (“‘head’”) + gwyn (“‘white’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: pĕng'gwĭn, pĕn'gwĭn
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[edit] Noun

penguin (plural penguins)

1. Any of several flightless sea birds, of order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere; marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.
2. (slang) a nun

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